Sunday, February 26, 2017

Hi, everyone! This week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoast is Karen aka Redbugdriver....congrats, Karen!!! I chose this beautiful card to case today because of the clean layout and floral design. For my card, I started by cutting some panels with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies and the ODBD Custom Circle Scalloped Rectangles Dies. The stamps used are from the 'Tulips' set and the flowers were cut out with the ODBD Custom Tulip Die. Since I do not own Copics or blendable markers, I colored the tulips with sponge daubers using masking...that's the best way I know to get a smooth look. (Note: the 'Tulips' set, 'Tulip' Die, and Circle Scalloped Rectangles Dies will be available on March 1st.)

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Happy Saturday, everyone! This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Dribbble site.....I fell in love with the gorgeous gradient colors in this Leaf Logo by digital artist Yoga Perdana. For my card, I started by cutting two white panels with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies. One panel was sponged with colors to match my inspiration piece; the other panel was cut five times with an insert die strip from the ODBD Custom Glorious Gable Boxes Dies set. The die cut panel was popped up with foam tape over the colored panel which was adhered to the Melon Mambo card base. The word die and sentiment are from the ODBD 'Thanks for Everything' Stamp/Die Duo set. Two pink pearls were added as accents.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Happy Saturday, everyone! This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose a baby item from the Spearmintlove site....I fell in love with this pink teether! I have used the ODBD Custom Heavenly Hearts Dies to create a treat basket. These dies are meant to cut out inset patterns in the sides of the new ODBD Custom Glorious Gable Boxes but I used them separately for this fun project. I cut out four panels for the sides, a square for the bottom, and the handle was created by cutting three of the rectangle patterns on a strip, then trimmed down to size. (Please click here to see the die inserts used and modified for this project.) The sides were held together with temporary tape while the inside corners and bottom were reinforced with tiny strips of cardstock. (I may have to do a tutorial later!) The sentiment from 'Let Love Grow' was stamped onto a panel cut with the ODBD Custom Mini Labels Dies. The little heart is from the ODBD Custom Layering Hearts Dies. I will also submit this to the Friday Free4All Challenge, the theme of which was 'In The Pink'.

Here is a view of the basket handle, attached to the sides with pink brads:

Here is a view of the front, which shows the sentiment panel a bit better:

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Hi, everyone! Welcome to the February New Release party for Our Daily Bread designs! Wow, what an amazing release this month....my designer sisters and I have fallen in love with the new dies and stamps! After all, this is the month of love! You can see the entire new release HERE!

If you'd like a chance to win some goodies, please follow the instructions below:

Prize Information:

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Website just for commenting on the Design Team cards! You have until February 2, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. EST to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win! The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on February 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Here are the new and previously released items featured in my two projects for today:

Instead of creating a treat box, I used the new ODBD Custom Glorious Gable Box Dies to make a paper lantern, which why I chose gray cardstock. After cutting out the two halves of the box, the ODBD Custom Heavenly Hearts Dies were used to cut out the pretty flourishes, then the ODBD Custom Layering Hearts Dies were used to cut out the heart openings and small white heart. Before assembling the box, I used vellum to line all of the die cut panels except for the front, so that the tea light would be visible.

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I am a Christian, daughter, sister, and wife....very happily married for 25 years to my very best friend, who is so supportive of anything I do! I work full time in accounts receivable and collections, and have a home-based business in which I help others with essential oils and all-natural products. I am also blessed to be a designer for Our Daily Bread Designs, who carries the most awesome Christian-based stamps! I also write the Customer Card of the Day post for the Our Daily Bread designs Blog, plus work at stamp shows in their booth occasionally.